Aerospace — Page 6

ULA sets Christmas Eve for Vulcan Centaur launch

LAS VEGAS — Apparently, Santa Claus may not be the only one flying around South Florida on Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance announced Tuesday it has scheduled the launch of […]

HUNTSVILLE — A major milestone has been passed for the nation’s missile defense program. Lockheed Martin said its Next Generation Interceptor program recently executed the digital All Up Round Preliminary […]

HUNTSVILLE — Alabama A&M, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the University of North Alabama and Auburn are among 42 college teams to compete next year in the Human Exploration […]

Leidos lunar rover lands at Alabama Cyber School

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos made a stop at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering last week to show students some hardware that may carry Americans across the surface of […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Space Hardware Club at the University of Alabama in Huntsville turned in strong finishes in two international aerospace competitions, the International CanSat Competition and the University Rover […]

HUNTSVILLE — Heeding a call to action to fill expected needs in a space-related workforce, the Alabama Space Roundtable held its inaugural meeting today. The gathering, hosted by North AlabamaWorks […]

HUNTSVILLE – A doctoral student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been awarded a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) fellowship to […]

HUNTSVILLE — An asteroid sample is scheduled to land today in a Utah desert and should bring NASA one step closer to studying the earliest history of our solar system. […]

HUNTSVILLE – It may be the final countdown for the Huntsville City FC regular season, but a relic from the city’s space history will help launch the club’s playoff hopes. […]

Space & Rocket Center to host job fair

HUNTSVILLE — If you want a job that’s out of this world, then come to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center this week. The center is hosting a job fair […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space and Rocket Center is hosting a ’70s-themed dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Skylab. David Hitt, author of “Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story,” will […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing  will develop and test technologies for a hypersonic interceptor prototype for DARPA’s Glide Breaker program as part of a four-year effort. The aerospace giant said, in […]

ULA Atlas V delivers reconnaissance satellite to orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket delivered a high priority mission to orbit Sunday after launching from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]

HUNTSVILLE – The U.S. Space & Rocket Center finishes its “Summer of Skylab” series of talks Thursday at 6 p.m. The free event takes place in the Davidson Center’s National […]

UAH researcher wins Space Force grant

HUNTSVILLE – Dr. John Bennewitz, a researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been awarded a grant to develop an advanced propulsion system that will facilitate surveillance of […]

HUNTSVILLE — D-Wave Quantum and Davidson Technologies are making a joint appearance this week at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center. They will unveil two […]

UAH to exhibit multiple projects at SMD Symposium

HUNTSVILLE — The University of Alabama in Huntsville will highlight its extensive capabilities in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, directed energy, information systems, rotorcraft systems, supply chain management and hypersonics during the […]

Rocket Center launches $7.9M Rocket Park renovation

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is “returning rockets to the Rocket City.” The Rocket Center broke ground Thursday on a $7.9 million complete renovation and expansion of […]

HUNTSVILLE – She is a hometown girl who grew up surrounded by – and some say destined for – space. Dr. Jan Davis would fly on three Space Shuttle missions […]

'Teachers of the Year' attend Space Camp

HUNTSVILLE — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is hosting 49 of the nation’s State Teachers of the Year at Space Camp, an annual experience for teachers selected from each […]

HUNTSVILLE — Jody Singer is retiring as the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center. Singer made the announcement today; it is effective July 29. She was the first female […]

Akima completes acquisition of Pinnacle Solutions

HERNDON, Va. — Akima, an Alaska Native Corporation, has acquired Huntsville-based Pinnacle Solutions, the company said. Akima is a Virginia-based government contractor with offices in Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park. Pinnacle […]

Elvis tribute to benefit Marshall memorial

HUNTSVILLE — Things are about to get all shook up … and we’re not talking rocket launches. Well, then again, we are kind of. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute will hit […]

HUNTSVILLE — Parry Labs has flown its Edge Compute Micro with Stratia software on the Griffon Aerospace Valiant platform, the company announced. The flight took place at a private airfield […]